Xi’an International Studies University

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Program Description

The M.A. program in American Studies at Xi’an International Studies University was launched in the early 1990s. Initially, only a couple of professors, such as Zhang Yalun, Dong Aiguo and Du Ruiqing, taught the relevant courses. During the beginning stage, student enrollment was limited. In the following years, with the return of some Chinese faculty members who had furthered their studies as visiting scholars in the United States, both the number of courses and the student enrollment increased. Now, each year up to 17 students are enrolled in the program. Lectures are given by the core faculty members, as well as occasional guest professors from other universities from both China and abroad. Over these years, approximately 150 students have graduated and received M.A. degreed, among whom many are playing an important role in the field of American Studies at different universities.

Program Faculty

Undergraduate Courses

American History, American Society and Culture, History of American Literature, Selected Readings in American Literature, American Women Literature, and Introduction to Western Civilization

Graduate Courses

American History, American Political System, American Society and Culture, International Political Economy, The Concept of Nature in the Western Tradition, History of the American Frontier, American Women’s Studies, The Study of American Migrant History, Readings in Ameri can Culture

Other Details

The library has a collection of over 1,400 titles in various fields relating to the United States, which were donated by Bowling Green State University, Fulbright scholars, faculty members and VIP alumni. The library also subscribes to a dozen academic journals concerning American Studies